Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 289 › Conversation 289-007

Nixon & Haldeman on Vietnam and Presidential Agenda

Thursday, October 14, 1971 · 12:30 PM–2:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation289-007 on Tape 289 (tape position 00:18:37–00:23:43)StartThursday, October 14, 1971 at 12:30 PMEndThursday, October 14, 1971 at 2:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 289-007 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417185275 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinate the scheduling of an upcoming meeting with an unnamed individual, weighing the merits of a 5:00 p.m. appointment against a morning session. The discussion reflects the President's desire to manage his workload, specifically mentioning that the agenda includes Vietnam-related matters. They ultimately prioritize the late afternoon time slot to better accommodate the President's schedule.

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NARA Description

On October 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 289-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 289-7

Date: October 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

     The President's schedule
          -John B. Connally
               -Appointment time
               -Henry A. Kissinger
                      -Forthcoming meeting on Vietnam
               -John N. Mitchell

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Yeah.
Yeah.
Fine.
Well, why don't we say this then?
Why don't we tell him to make it better?
I've got so much to go over here with him that I think I just put in some of it relates to him.
So shall we try 5 o'clock?
If that doesn't work...
Yeah, and telling him he could do it then.
Just, he knows what I'm doing and I'm going over this stuff.
It doesn't follow the possibilities of doing both.
I don't, I mean, Vietnam.
So why don't you call him back and say, don't, scrub the tree a lot.
Okay.
That's great.
And, uh, yeah, 5.
5 would be fine, or, or in the morning if it's just 12 o'clock.
Well, wait a minute.
5 o'clock is probably better because, uh, I'll have to get out of bed.
I think five is fine.
Fine.
Okay.
That's all right.
Or if that is good for him, I'll go to the morning.
Fine.
Fine.

Also recorded on October 14, 1971

  • 289-001 12:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-002 12:30 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-003 12:30 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-004 12:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-005 12:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-006 12:30 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-008 12:30 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-009 12:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 289-007, October 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185275). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/289-007 (accessed November 1, 2026).